HAPPY NEW YEAR

Well it is the last day of 2014 tomorrow is a new year and a  new beginnings i do hope so , and i hope it is not a case of a new year same old shit going on.
 I do doubt that and  i do hope for new happenings for me and everyone out there , some of it is down to us and some of it is down to circumstance and fate , there is a load of people who did not make it and because of that we should endeavour to live life to the fullest and not just plod on .

What i want for 2015 - is for our cat Alfie to finally kick the shit out of his cat flu virus and to be fit and healthy he must be one seriously pissed of cat .

To leave this cottage and move to pastures new a certain static home in Flockton would be a dream come true this is still available hopefully it will still be on the market in March when we will put a offer to buy on it .

Helen to finally pass her driving test and be road legal to drive us around so i can see the scenery you don't always see when your behind the wheel  .

My daughters baby which is due to be  born in March for it to be born healthy and to have a great life .
For the rest of family and close  friends to be healthy happy and contended. 

Helen continues to improve her medium skills and that she gets truly recognised as an astounding psychic every year she seems to do better and meet new people and friends as a result of doing one to one readings.

To see my Son to carry on working in his job and to see him more in 2015 that i did in 2014 .

to have some sort of getaway break or holiday even if it is in the U.K .

That i continue to work and earn money hopefully in a new job as i am getting fed up of the job that i am doing along with everyone else who i work with.

To read more books and listen to more new bands and watch more new films to eat at new restaurants and inns and to go to the cinema.

To make more of the weekends specially in the summer months 

Find more vlogs and blogs to watch read and follow  .

to travel further south and to travel further north than what we have done previously including going to Wales .

WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR , AND ALL THE BEST FOR 2015.

STRANDED

All the snow and slush froze over during the night making it impossible to get the car even of it's parking space never mind on to the main road where it is relatively clear i dare not risk getting the car stuck , i could not leave it on some of the country lanes they are way too narrow and it would end up getting seriously damaged and then ii would be an nightmare to get to work each day with no drivable car.
I phoned work to let them know my predicament not one of my line managers where at work they are all still off on annual leave typical.

Photo is  showing Emley Moor tv mast on the horizon

Listening to - Motown Superstars Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder  .

Reading - Tony Parsons "Murder Bag"

HELENS BIRTHDAY

Need to buy some shot glasses or whiskey glasses we have a couple of wine glasses and a couple of beer glasses we need to go to Ikea and stock up .
Drove over to Leeds our little street is still very icy and slippery but we made it in to the main road .We was going to meet Helens son Liam and his girlfriend Nicole and all go for a meal for Helens birthday.
 We was going to  Gala Casino on Kirtsall road which lies on the outskirts of  the city Leeds , we had join and become members for us  to gain entry even though  we did not want to gamble just to eat at the casinos restaurant , had salt and pepper chicken wings Helen had tomato and basil for main I had fish Helen fillet steak the food was very good for the four of us it was £47.
We did not gamble not even on the slots maybe next time if we decided to  go again .

STILL DOING COLD TURKEY

We went to pick the car up where i had parked it at the side of the road last night and drove to the supermarket i had trouble getting it out of the car park once we had finished shopping .

 The snow laid pretty deep in a few hours it was snowing last night this morning it was pretty amazing the landscape and scenery was spectacular mother nature is quite good at getting it right even if it makes driving a nightmare .

 It won't last in a day or so it be all back to normal and before we know it be summer 2015.
i had to wear some black training shoes i bought and have worn only a few times Crocs are not winter shoes , even had a scarf and fingerless gloves on i also had a shot  of Hanky Bannister whiskey i need some shot glasses .

We was supposed to be driving to Leeds this morning Helen was going to get there hair cut but we did not venture out until later in the afternoon the Suzuki Swift is absolute rubbish on the ice and snow i do miss the trusty Freelander  4x4 i had i should have kept it , looking back it was a bad idea getting rid of it but seemed good at the time.
It is Helen's birthday tomorrow another year old , she found out today her Aunt had passed away i don't think i had ever meet her .
We are still eating cold turkey , The chimney that appears in all three photos is that of an old mill on Upper Bank Old Road.

LET IT SNOW

Boxing day
if i had not left work when i did due to the falling snow  i would not have made it home . As it was the snow was laying that fast and deep ,  i decided there was no  alternative i had to abandon the car .
it was going all over the road including on the wrong side of the road , the clutch was slipping bad and i could smell it burning the wheels were trying to turn but was constantly slipping on the snow  then it started to go sidewards and then it started to slip back i manage to turn the car and park as best as i could at the side of the road hopefully no other car will slide in to it .
I walked the rest of the way home i was only five minutes away by the time i got home my top half was covered in snow my feet was cold and wet it is best not to wear Croc's when walking in the snow as the vent holes tend to let water in .
Thank god we have half a turkey crown let to eat a joint of gammon and two bottles of whiskey so  let it snow let it snow let it snow.

Helen armed with a snow ball  it had only been snowing a couple of hours can't wait for the morning hopefully we be all white .

CHRISTMAS 2014

CHRISTMAS DAY .

We never made midnight mass i finished work just before ten at night when i picked Helen up she told me my nephew and partner where no longer going so we also cancelled and went straight home .

Was given a bottle of Hankey Bannister scotch whiskey from Charlie and Beth who live in the cottage a few doors down they bought Helen a peacock feather quill pen which she adores .

Helen loves  peacocks she thinks they are truly spiritual and magical and we go to the Strine inn which have thirty plus running around the pub car park and gardens

We had a brilliant turkey dinner with Yorkshire puddings sweet pots parsnips cabbage and sprouts forgot to get the stuffing bought not the cranberry sauce .We had more turkey left over than what we had to eat.
Back at work tomorrow boxing day then its the weekend .

MASSES

It is my last day off and i was up and out of the house for half past six it was still dark as i drove to the garage to fill up with petrol i also bought 4 boxes of cat food pouches they are on offer until the end of December , I then i drove to the local Lidl and bought some lager and pear cider we don't drink loads so 12 cans of each is more than enough .I also bought some pigs in blankets and a gammon joint and some other bits and pieces that i thought we might need .

I am buying a iPad mini for myself i took mine in to hock when we was peppermint (skint} it is the exact same model it might even be mine who knows anyway i did miss not having one , so buy the end of today i will  be sorted.

We went over to visit Helen's son Kris he has just bought his first house it fully doubled glazed and freshly painted and carpeted throughout the kitchen and bathroom are immaculate it's a great first house it is only a few streets away from the first house I ever bought.

Went to Meadow Hall Sheffield thought it would be manic with a massive amount of Christmas shoppers but it was ok .The weather was very windy with heavy rain but still they was lots doing their shopping I bought Helen a onesie with hood and ears .

Christmas Eve
I have to go to work at two till ten I am dropping Helen off at her parents house and picking her up after ten so we can go to the Church at Adel for Christmas mass at midnight .
When we return home it will be Christmas .

A massive Christmas to all , I  hope you all have a fantastic Christmas and a happy new year peace and love the world over and a great 2015 May it be a great year for everyone out there , Respect to you all love Bob x

TWO DAYS OFF

SUNDAY
Helen finished her phones readings after one o clock in the morning , someone always seems calls just before she is going to sign off for the night and usually it can take at least half an hour to finish.
After her last reading she checked her bank account she had been paid which was a big bonus she though it was going to be Monday night before she got her money through  , and money early is always appreciated.

We went to over to Wyke which is to near Bradford Helen had some f2f readings booked and was working in a hair salon , i was sat in the car for five hours .
bought a chicken and mushroom pizza and done meat and chips to eat at home as it was nearly midnight.

MONDAY
Went to the garage where the car was booked in this morning just before nine i went for a walk  for an hour whilst it was being examined for faults wear and tear etc it was a fine drizzle when i got back i had learned it had passed YIPPEE we are now road legal for another year although he did recommend that we replaced all the four tyres in the next six months , at least no big repair bill just before Christmas.

Went food shopping to Blackhaller farm bought all our veg for Christmas three types of baby carrots four  types of potatoes including sweet and baby and two varieties for roasting red   , along with onions  , broccoli , cabbage ,  parsnips , mushrooms and cauliflower and of course the sprouts which i knocked a nail in to the cottage's beam to hang them from .

Bought a turkey crown that cost a lot just for the two of us know doubt the dog and cat will pig out and a jar cranberry jelly can't forget that it just would not be Christmas along with a hand made pork pie just need to get wine spirits cider and ale and we will be all set fingers crossed .

Alfie our ginger Tom is still suffering the effects of cat flu he has had it most of his life. I do feel really sorry for him as he is still sneezing and still has mucus coming from his nose  which is looking a bit sore and  red. His breathing is very wheezy and his nasal passage and air ways not sounding too good.
 We love him to bits but also worry about his quality of life is it being cruel letting him live this way . But at least he is living and coping he is a great little character another issue is  he does not seem to be growing or to be putting any weight on .
 How happy his he is anybody guess at the moment he is  still eating and drinking it is a concern and of course we both hope he makes a full recovery and that  he gets better very quickly .

CHRISTMAS IS NEAR

Monday
 took Pip out this morning was cold rather then crisp ,  i really need to get this week out of the way not wishing my life away but i need it not to drag , i need to get the car booked for its M.O.T having a car always seems to cost me just before Christmas or in the new year hopefully it will pass and i will only need to pay for the test certificate and nothing else which is between £30 and £40 depending on the garage it is booked in at.
For some unknown reason my right foot is not good ever time i put it down its's like i'am standing on a nail i get a pain in my heel this seems to come and go , i feel i 'am in need of a M.O.T never mind the car.

Tuesday
My foot is not as bad but it is still uncomfortable but 75% better than yesterday .I have either Monday off next week so it could be a long weekend or Christmas eve off which will make it feel more like Christmas than just having one day off , what i really really want is all next week off and go back boxing day.

Thursday
Want a super cheap tablet instead of a Apple or Nexus i want to see what a £100 tablet won't do compared to a dearer one , my reckoning they won't be a massive  difference as long as i can watch movies surf the internet and read Ebooks it will be good i also reckon with a cheaper version i can get   an expandable expansion slot for a memory card been looking at a Dragon touch tablet very cheap .

Wednesday
Mid week best thing about today i did not need to go move the car i got a free parking spot , that was the highlight of my day .


Friday
After today i have the next four days off including the weekend , i lost my office keys which is a pain in the fucking arse , after seven o clock at night i am by myself and i go walkabout leaving the office unlocked is risky , Don't want to leave it unlocked only to find one of the ten year old pc running windows xp has been lifted  dread horror , worse case scenarios some one as eaten all the boxes of Celebrations and Heroes.

Saturday
It's eleven in the morning Helen is just getting her ass out of bed and has just shouted down for a cup of tea making n she is working till one o clock Sunday morning doing her phone readings bless her.
She cooked a full English breakfast  for the second day running.
Had a Indian take away for tea a curry  chicken kahari with rice and popadoms and onion bahji.

WEEKEND OVER

Thank Fcuk it's the weekend pear cider time chicken and chorizo time without the wraps and without the fries just new potatoes with butter.
Still wanting a day off when i have been paid so we can go and do some shopping we are wanting to go to our favourite farm shop to get our festive food , the way its looking will be dining on spam egg and chips.
Have spotted a bottle of Irish whisky that i would really like to try it out it is available at our local supermarket and a few  irish coffees and a hip flask full will be a warm welcome specially as it seems to be getting cold frosty and with a threat of snow.

Went to my sisters house for a get together last night my two nephews Andrew and Mark both went with there partners Sue and Angie , My Daughter who is pregnant and will have the baby in March was also there with her partner Lee .
We had a big pot of chilli and baked potatoes with grated cheese and loads of different deserts cheese cakes gateaus and all things fattening , i was even given bottle of my favourite pear cider , we left just after eleven and got home just after midnight.

The price of petrol has gone down once again  its been dropping over the last month and it is now £1.15 a litre  ,which is very good which is very good seeing that i do 50 miles a day its a good saving .
Helen's telephone readings are still going very well some days are better than others but on the whole its a godsend specially in the run up to Christmas she did over ninety minutes this evening .

Watching - Denzel Washington in "The Equaliser " which is 10/10

TEN YEARS

Still can't believe i found my watch i thought it was gone forever i was thinking it had been stolen by a visitor to the house , if i had not got the decorations out this year i would have not been reunited with it , not that i wear it often its still nice to have a wrist watch , it was still going and it was the right time its a self winding mechanism so why it was still going is weird  as it winds by wrist movement .

Helen's phone readings are going ok Sunday night was slow one caller only Saturday night was good and calls through the week good.

I have Christmas day off which is amazing as i have had the last three Christmas's off but i will work Boxing day and new years day as we get paid on the 23rd of December i could do with having off , so we can do some shopping otherwise we will be eating not very much.

Helen as five readings booked for herself to do on the Sunday before Christmas which might lead to more happening on a regular basis.

We want and hope that 2015 will be our best year i will have stopped smoking for ten years in March 2015 and i still get a craving for nicotine so very addictive .

STRANGE FINDINGS

It snowed this afternoon we was going over the moors when we saw the snow coming down it was settling but in our village it was a very light dusting it might get worse through the night morning will tell.

We put the Christmas tree up and decorated it it stands in the corner of the room just as you come through the door it is on the left , it was ht only place really we could put it .We did not think we was going to bother to put it up this year but it wouldn't be Christmas with out a tree.

As we was going through the remainder of the decorations we did not need them all because the tree is tight up into a corner so we need less decorations , as i was going through them after Helen had been rummaging through them i saw it , it was lying on the bottom of the box it was my Fossil watch i had lost its whereabouts ages ago and the Christmas tree and decorations was under our bed and the box was taped up it has been under there since we took the tree down at the beginning of the year , how my watch ended up there i have no idea very very strange .

We went to see another static home in HD4 on Hill Tree Park there is loads of property on site and i think there is a few empty plots.

NO SNOW YET

Well its just been a case of work and sleep really nothing fantastic or life changing has happened as always its another boring week of tedious driving to and from work , snow is still being forecast for the weekend bring it on is what i say .

Helen's readings have been going really good she had one person phone her up four times over the space of a week she wanting to know about meeting someone anyone she just wants confirmation that she will be in a relationship with a person mainly any man will do asp weirdo .

She got her first pay cheque paid in to he bank it was only for four days but it was not a bad amount we sort of work it out to a round £400 a fortnight but this figure can go up or down but either way its a massive help to our everyday living costs.

Not heard  anything regarding the static home we viewed hopefully there is not a buyer for it until we are in the running .

Went back to Blacker Hall Farm shop bought both pork and pork and tomato sausages , a home made steak pie ready to bake , some lamb mince , two chicken and bacon parcels with pesto and cheese  , a pot of beef spread , meatballs , fresh brown bread cakes , mince pies and gateau  , veggies including mixed carrots , sweet pots , and mushrooms , for the journey home some ready to eat sausage rolls and pork pies for the pricey sum of £40.

It is getting colder and there is more frost on the ground on  a morning  now which is good because the ground is frozen it keeps the wet mud of my Crocs.

Need to go to bed earlier its around two in the morning before we are hitting the pillows and its starting to getting that by the time its early evening i could go to sleep .

Photo taken this morning around the back of our cottage .

Listening to Baby shambles and O.M.D

Watching - "By The Gun"

PASSED

My daughter passed her driving test yesterday first attempt she is now road legal and has already been out on the roads by herself , her my son and myself all passed first time , must be in the jeans.

We went to see about the static home yesterday it was not a good result ,the lady who owns it can't sub let it to us whilst i get my money next year for numerous reasons , all we can do is pray it does not sell in the next four months .

Snow is supposed to be on its way to us in the U.K  if it happens chances are that i won't be able to get to work , so it's a good job i still  have three weeks annual leave left to take , i hope we get snowed in for a little while like the weekend and a few days in the week would be good .

As of yet bought no Christmas cards and not loaded iPhone with any Christmas festive tunes , maybe when its snow will watch Home Alone again for the 20th time and listen to some Christmas songs .

Been invited to my sister's house next Saturday for a family get together its on the 13th which is our mother's birthday , its my Dad's birthday tomorrow .

Watching - I Origins

Listening to - Pink Floyd  "The Endless River"

Watching tv - TWD and Constantine

FINGERS CROSSED AGAIN

We go to view the static home tomorrow at half past nine , we have to try and knock out a deal to rent until we can buy , and we will give it are best shot  . but it is in the hands f the gods , if we get a deal it will be one of the best moves we have done.
Tonight it is going to be a restless time Helen had trouble getting to sleep last night tonight will be worse by this time tomorrow we should know how the land lies , fingers crossed .